"To regain the lead" means to once again be in a position of advantage or ahead of others in a competition, race, or situation. It implies surpassing or overtaking your opponents or competitors after falling behind initially.
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But after Iceland equalized, Portugal would not
regain the lead in a Euro game until the final three minutes of extra time in a knockout stage win over Croatia.
Recognising his tremendous efforts, he was promoted to be the general manger of China's Great Wall brand in August this year, in an effort to
regain a leading position in the China market and improve its brand recognition.
Garcia
regained the lead at 19:23 when Beretta pitted; the No. 64 was back at the front following a pit stop for O'Connell to replace Garcia.
Ipsos Mori's latest Political Monitor shows
Labour regaining the lead over the Conservatives, but none of the party leaders will be completely happy with their situation.
Pitt
regained the lead early in the second quarter, when Todd Thomas blocked Ryan Johnson's punt, and ran the ball back 41 yards for a touchdown.
But the Old Lady did
regain the lead just before the hour mark with the impressive Matri striking again when he applied a simple finish to a great pass from former Milan midfielder Pirlo.
Wednesday
did regain the lead though on the stroke of half - time when a corner was whipped in by Adam Reach and Joao headed brilliantly past Johnstone.
Less than two minutes later, the Lightning
regained the lead as they hemmed the Senators in their own end and Hedman beat Anderson through the legs from in close.
There were 10 ties and 12 lead changes in the game, but after Bogan put the Skyhawks ahead at the 2:28 mark, and Henry
regained the lead for the Cougars with 2:12 left, both teams missed on their next two possessions, three from 3 - point range.
10 man Spurs
regained their lead with another goal in the second half courtesy of Victor Wanyama, but their joy was shortlived when substitute Perbet, who replaced Simon scored a second for the Belgians.
Strictly speaking, Labour have
n't regained a lead in the polls, but an «event» did happen, and it did indeed turn British politics around.
However, the Reds showed great character to
regain the lead through strikes from Jordan Henderson, Firmino again, and James Milner to set Liverpool up for a crucial three points.
67 ′ 1 — 2 Peter Crouch momentarily put doubts in the game but Arsenal
quickly regained the lead and scored another late in the game to secure comfortable 4 - 1 win.
In Lord Ashcroft's latest survey of key battleground seats, only one (Worcester) has seen the Tories
regain a lead over Labour.
12 seconds after Justin Williams tied the game for the Los Angeles Kings at 2 - 2, Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp helped the
Hawks regain the lead.
The West tied the game 1 - 1 in the third, but the
East regained the lead in the fourth and never trailed again.
Pole - sitter Jacques Laffite made a duff start but was
soon regained the lead and cruised to a straightforward victory for Ligier whilst local man Carlos Reutemann finished in second for Lotus.
They drove the length of the field and
took regained the lead on a 25 yard McKinnon run, but the Bison offense got the ball back with five minutes left to play and started putting together a drive.
Charlton regained the lead early in the second half, Scott Parker the provider for Jonatan Johansson, before West Ham equalised again as Kitson prodded home to complete an unlikely hat - trick.
Turin became the city of goalscorers as Juventus top striker Carlitos
Tevez regained the lead in the goal scorers» chart yesterday.
Brombys» side were stamping their authority on the game and midway through the second
period regained the lead with two - goals in the space of two minutes.
However,
Stoke regained the lead just before the half - time interval in stunning fashion as Shaqiri doubled his tally for the afternoon by collecting Bojan's cross field pass before scooping the ball over a helpless Tim Howard.
Ajax regained their lead on 69 minutes, this time it was thanks to Lasse Schone's goal, finishing off an assist from Daley Blind.
The change of leader in the Tory government saw a turnaround in support for the Tories, who regularly topped the opinion polls throughout 1991 although Labour
regained the lead more than once.
The Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Monday called for political will that would help the southwestern region to swiftly actualise and
regain its leading pride in the comity of regions in the Nigeria.
Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek has
also regained the lead in the Democratic primary over rival Jeff Greene in the Sunshine State's Senate race, holding a 35 - 28 percent lead.
With Gavin now at the wheel, the No. 4
Corvette regained the lead at 2:12 when the 009 Aston Martin pitted, but 12 minutes later the green machine passed Gavin on the Andretti Straight.
O'Connell relentlessly cut the No. 009 Aston Martin's advantage by a second a lap, passing for the lead in Turn 11 with 27 minutes remaining — but the Aston countered and
regained the lead going into Turn 2.
A break against the run of play resulted in an equaliser from Chester Warrington before our team were able to
regain the lead after having several attempts saved by the opposition keeper.
Just in time to coincide with our story on how Starbucks has been
regaining it leading position among national coffee chains, USA Today reports that the Seattle - based company has overtaken Burger King and Wendy's on...
The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott returned to the starting line - up for yesterday's game against Bournemouth and happily scored the second goal to
regain the lead for the Gunners.